The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 17, 1915, Page 6, Image 6
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To the Kditor of The News:
Twelve months from now the
Manning and Hleasite political pots
will be boiling, in fact I heard them
simmering and stewing a little yes
terday on the streets of Lancaster
and perhaps some log rolling about
the time the log political hull dogs
and great dunes commence roarintr
and prowling over the official bone.
If I am living I expect to be in the
rear ground, away buck out of reach
and if I should attempt to bark I am
going to (irst look all around and
do like Sam Jones said, not only look
down but look up lirst.
Now. tins thing polit t s. i- a wonderful
machine. There has been
many inventions and tunny patents,
but nothing to compare with these
political squalls. No inventive genius
from the beginning of history up i<>
Tom K t son's lay ever ureamed of
any shrewd and < ratty seeheme half
so cunning and rotten as polities, l
Iread for next year to come. 1 had
rather think of farming as to talk
polities. 1 had rather walk down
in my corn holds and notice the < >ru
shoot and tassel with hundreds of
little bees working around its pollem.
I had rat iter get down on my allfours
and crawl around on the
ground and look for the little young
olover and vetch and wheat and oats
hurst through the fare of mother
earth and claim its inheritance for its
nice and good behavior on this continent
as to ever think of politics.
Yes, I had rather look at the spot
on the leaf of burr clover, at the
purple bloom of the crimson or red
bloom on the red top clover or the
blue tr.ssel of the vetch or ripe bowed
head of golden wheat, or the
bowed matured head of Abruz/.i rye.
as to even dream of politics. Yes. I
had rather notice the many hundred
birds of various kinds from the
neighboring farms swarm around my
cherry trees in the spring of the year
as to hear tell of politics. I had
rather think of my boyhood days
when 1 used to beg my father to let
me go to ?lie log rollings with him,
for every farmer them days cleared
big new grounds and the logs was to
roll and thousands of cords of wood
was burned each year. Well, these
]nff I'A 1 1 i M fro loo*/\.l -1- -- - ? * *
uifiru HI iiciKunorhood
from one to two weeks with
from 25 to 50 men at each rolling;,
in addition to a few boys and rabbit
dogs. When the dinner horn blowed
everyone throwed down hand-stick
and went to dinner to tind one of the
best old-time farmer's table spread
that man ever enjoyed, cooked by a
dozen of the beat old-time cooks
that ever swung a pot. and the beau-|
ty of it ail was that every articlej
that was spread on that bountiful1
table that day was raised on that
farm No living out of paper pokes
them days. There was no paper)
pokes, no market for such tilings i
The women who spread the noble,
tables on these and all other occasions
were dressed in garments mad
bv their own hands from first to
finish. It was amusing to see them'
gathering shoe-make and all kinds o!
dye flowers to make the many colors
of their dresses it was wonderful i
to see tin-in finish all these preparn-j
lions for the clothing tor their '' in
ilies I remember how my m> tli -r'
would send me out in the even ngs i
get pine torches for ln-r to we.r > '
at night, because ilie loom was on!
it uiri miiir and uie torch stuck in
a crack to gi\e Iter light to b>
1 remember how site would make niel
spool and hand in webs of cloth fot
her. I remember how we children
would draw straws to see which one
would pull the candles out of the
coulds when she run candles to make
our lights when company came, because
we had no oil and lamps them
days. I remember bow proud 1
would be when company came, because
I would get biscuit for breakfast
noxt morn ng and munv oilier
things that I might tell tlm; !itppened
like these in them days, which
would be no hard job for me to get
witnesses, but i will tinish lite log
rolling story There were two giants
in that neighborhood that I wish to
mention, one was a white man. Isaac
Secret, who ww k uliAiit "
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and about r#?fi across tlie shoulders,
who is now living near f-'arls,
Texas. I am told his beard is nowlong
and white. The other diameter
wa? a little, black African n,igro.
weight, about 110 pounds, as round
us a log with a breast on him like i
T'ercheron horse, nose about as big as
a thimble, mouth like a catfish, that
reached back almost to his ear-. '
which wasn't bigger than a possums". t
head about as large as a man's two <
fists and shaped like a . .ibbage liead. <
The heavy logs down on the brau< lies !
and banks of creek were left ill the j
last to have some fun over th? in ;
When everybody else would fail to 1
lift these logs these two bullies
would be called up. They would get
their hand-smack, as the negro
called it. under the stump end of one
of these big 3-foot in diameter water
oak cuts. When the word was given
the negro would pull off his old
greasy hat and threw it upon the log
and commence singing one of Ills;
mother's old African songs. Pretty
soon you would hear the re )ts pop-;
ping under their feet and feet,
buried up in the ground to the
ankle. Well, if the crowd saw they
would lift the log. which they always
did. the men would pile on that log
until they saw they were going to,
come, then every fellow would drop
oil", hand spikes all went under and
away tin* crowd would go with the
log.
When all this was going on 1
would be near by on the highest
stump I could find with hat off ringing
my hands and hollowing at the
top of my voice. Of course, I was
not by myself, but had plenty help
front the crowd. The men and hoys
don't have fun these days like we
had then.
L must close with the promise of
coming again with more clovers,
grasses. cattle and dairy farms. |
Whatever we do let's not neglect tliej
late garden and turnip patch.
T. W. SKt'llKST. |
Osceola. S. ('.
Boston Harbor Defenses.
The noises which are heard down
Boston harbor are the result of ex
Borlmpnta Ko f i
..vn u; uir * * MOIOI RW*ri Illllflll
Rt our forts with a now battery of
mortars. The big guns in the forts
are also being tested. The object of
theao experiments is to ascertain deft
nitely what the new batteries and our
large disappearing guns can accomplish
in the matter of reaching out
toward a hostile vessel which might
be twenty or more miles from shore.
The harbor is so charted and plotted
that the new and highly explosive
shells can be dropped into any desired
square of the plotted area, which
would mean the doom of a vessel occupying
that square. These proof teats,
which will not probably be concluded
for several days, should settle several
mooted questions as to the actual
strength of the coast defenses of Bos
ton harbor. The citizens of Boston
are of a very peaceful disposition, and
averse to wars, hut they will not
be displeased if they learn that Bos
ton is immune from shells that a for
eign vessel might be careless enough
to try to hurl into the eltv some
time In the future.?Boston Globe
Wireless Plant Held In Satchel.
A wireless outfit that weighs only
eight pounds, that can be carried in
a hand satchel and will send and receive
messages up to 300 miles is
the Invention of I)r. Otto F. Rheinhold
of Newark.
Tests made before officers of the
army and navy in New York proved
the miniature set etlicient In every respect.
Without antenuae the instrument
is effective for 1,000 yards, and
thus is expected to be of Invaluable
service in the trenches of Europe.
The details oi Doctor Hhelnhold's
miniature radio plant are secret. The
mechanism is inclosed in a case measuring
five bv eight by fourteen inches.
It can l?e operated with a single dry
lottery.
Aerial Torpedo to Fly 100 Miles.
An aerial torpedo that will travel a
hundred miles under its own power
Is another formidable weapon of war
Germany is about to launch at her
enemies. The principle of the aerial
torpedo is the same as the water tor
pedo.
It is first projected by comnressed
air. then travels in a direct line under
the power of its own propeller and
under the guidance of Its own rudder.
With the aerial torpedo perfected,
Germany would have a weapon more
terrifying to I^ondon than all her
zeppelins. taubes, "il-c-eniimeter ^un
au<l undersea cruisers combined.
Activities of Women.
Late census reports show 'hat there
are 8,075,772 female workers over ten
years of age in the Cnited States.
One woman in every tive in ttie
L'nil"d States litis the righ" to vote
for President.
Miss Catherine T. .Mct'usker is man
per of 'In; savings department of
Hartford, Conn., bank
Mrs S K. Hoover. aged fifty-eight,
acts as railroad switchman at Mayney,
Ark , while h> r daughter art? :>.s stalion
agent ,
Tlie Serbian legion of death ts com
pos? >t of women who have been
trained in the use of firearms and In i
the acience of war
Miss Ethel Crlspen of Woodatown
N J., lias been appointed secretary
and assistant psychologist to the dl j
rector in charge of the Pavehnimthie
Laboratory recently opened In con
oertion with the Chicago Municipal
court
To Drive Out .vinluria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVES !
TASTELESS chill IONIC. You knov
what you are taking. as the formula if
printed on every label, showing it ii
Ouinine and Iron in a tasteless foim j
The Quinine drives out malaria, th
Iron builds up the system 5o centa '
THE LANCASTER NEWS
DEATH AS AN ADVENTURl
Editor's Comment on Remark That I
Said to Have Been Made by
Charles Frohman.
"Why should we fear death?" sai<
Charle s Frohman of New York, aboan
the Lmsitania as he gave his life-bel
to a woman. "It is the greatest ail
venture that can come to one." Tli
words were distinctive to an America!
gentleman facing finality. I>eath ai
adventure! And so it is wheu one ha
lived largely. Then, the full ineasur
of earthly experience having beei
lived, eternal values established am
the divine in us unfolding daily, i
holds the yet richer promises and e>
pectation in that continuation we hop
ior and or which we know bo little
Change. growth, the opportunity ti
live more largely, and yet more beau
tlfully. In the other event, the illu
sions of life all gone, its futilitie
weighing us down, the pitcher broke)
at the well, and the linal vvearines
at hand, is death not a great and beau
tiful hazard? Despite its outward ngli
ness, { carcass at the bottom of th
sea a mangled body rotting in a di
sorted tn i.eli, do? s it not captivate th
imagination? Kxtrietion. maybe: i
blotting tint, tliat complete and dream
loss peace from which there is n
awakening or \< t new life, new lea
to suit tlte newel tlav. A clutnce t
mend the broken shard, tlie rebirth o
old enthusiasms, illusion recreated
the larger aspiration, t'ne fuller lift
After all, what a gamble with unseei
forces deatli is! Incidentally, hoi
.nan- iiMU IlOW ueUllllIUI tUUSl I1UV
been, must still be a soul which, ut
der Hitch circumstances, could have ui
tered a sentiment so exalted. To g<
not like a quarry slave, but to wra
the draperies of the deep about on
and lie down peacefully?isn't it fine
Isn't it the quality that belongs pt
euliaritv to American manhood??Toi
Hodine in the Paris (Nlo.) Mercury.
WORK FOR TRADE EXPANSIOr
| United States Has Splendid Chance t
Increase Its Commerce With
Eastern Countries.
A delegation of distinguished t'h
nese merchants and statesmen hat
done this country the honor to vlsi
us with the expressed purpose c
learning western ways from us, whic
they deem superior to their own. I
is a compliment which is duly apprc
, elated, and. while 1'ncle Sam is entire
ly willing and ready to act the part c
schoolmaster, he should also take a<
vantage of the occasion to become
student and learn from others whtl
teaching them He can learn from th
visiting Chinese gentlemen a lesson i
progress and enterprise. What the
are doing by eoming here t'ncle Sat
slutuld also do hv sending delegation
to other countries on a similar mi
sion. We ought to send represent!
tives and observing business men an
statesmen to the countries south ?
us. We. too. want to know what an
how to buy and we want to know whs
our neighbors have to sell, and whi
they wish to buy front us Shnila
delegations could be sent to the orien
and especially to China, that is awal
enlng, and where 100,000,000 peopl
are anxious to trade with us. Thet
is practically no limit to the common
which could be carried on bet wee
this country and other countries tin
we have neglected too long. Not onl
cotton, although cotton is a great pn
duett may he considered The visit in
i Si'li l\ ?!? * ?? o.?ta.l
lumber, and by sending ships turon
the Panama canal we can get our su
plus products into the Pacific at\d :
far as the seas extend, and succes
fully compete with any other*nation Memphis
N'ews-Scimitar
Went Down With Lusitania
"A truth can be proved in just or
way?by living it. And those wli
know and understand a little of winlie
called the meaning of his IIP
realize that Elbert lluhlmrd did tlii
In one of the best of "The l.ittl
Journeys." that lie has written, o
enrs tliis: "We gi\e the name philo
oplier to men who make other me
think." So Elbert llubhard was
great philosopher. No one who ha
seen the biggest Royerofter at work r
play can ever doubt this All th
beautiful theories and .entimen?s thr
he lias sent abroad as mottoes ar
there, in that little corner of the coin
try, put into everyday use.
What John Raskin and NMlliai
Morris begun he carried out. ' Tti
Reauty of t'sefuliH ss and ' The I'si
fulness of Reauty" was made manlfet
to all wl>o took the little Journey t
the heme of the Rovcrofters. lie
those two leaders wquld have glorle
In him*
Two Theories as to Cancer.
Most of the theories of the cause o
cancer fall into two groups?one tha
It Ib a germ disease, the other that I
is hereditary. The supporters of th<
tlrst or germ, theory are much th<
more numerous, and, to their credii
he it said, the more active and un
weaijingly industrious, fet it. must t>#
regretfully confessed that although tht
germ of cancer has been one of tht
favorite objects of pursuit by research
workers ever since the first germ
criminal was accused and convicted
by Paatcur and literally hundreds of
DHtient and la hr.rtr?ii?i ?A
.?/? > T?WI RCIO %IIU
scores of special Institutions have
been, and are yet. engaged in its
study, the net result has been practically
a nonsuit. The verdict to date
must be the cautious conclusion of the
Scotch Jury. "Not Proved"
3, AUGUST 17, 1915.
: AS TO "SPECIFIC GRAVITY"
| Archimedes Was Central Figure in the
Earliest Record of Its Determination.
i Parents who may be asked to ex1!
plain what Is meant by "specific '
t| gravity" might do worse than tell the i
I- classical tale of the earliest record of !
o its determination, in connection with!
a a king's crown. You will recall how
a ?a couple of centuries or so before I
ft the Christian era?Hiero, king of ,
p, Syracuse, commissioned a goldsmith
a to make him a new crown out of a
J certain weight of pure gold. He was
t a rogue of a smith, but not cunning i
: enough to bain boo/, le the greatest of i
p. the Greek mathematicians.
' For when the finished product ar?
rived the king expressed to Archii*
medes a fear that il iniglit contain an
i- admixture of base metal. To test the
s matter. Archimedes put the crown
a into a vessel brimful of water, into
s a similar vessel he put an equal
i- weight of pure gold. The latter
i I caused a smsil'or overllow of water
1 i than did the crown, and the correct
i r? nclu ion was drawn that the crown
u con tainted some baser (and lighter*
a metal The smith saw the gravity oi
i" the matter in more ways than one.
1 FINDS POSITION OF PIPES
r
I What Might Be Called Plumbers' "De,
tective" Has Been Proved of
,, Great Value.
v
r Piping of various kinds such as gas.
( water, steam heating, vacuum clean- i
h Ing or compressed air, is often concealed
within walls, generally under
^ plaster, hut when it comes to making i
ronfllro r>r rtmlwliio Uiioh ol one V* I
? exact position cannot always he found
without doine considerable damage to i
|( the wall
A recently patented electric meth- i
iiu for locating the pipes is simply a j
j special application of the well-known
" induction balance principle. A convenient
apparatus is made up eon0
slating of two sets of coils placed on
ends of a magnet bar. One set of
colls receives alternating or vlbra
'ory current from a suitable source.
' and the other coils are connected to
0 a telephone.
The balance is first established so I
that no sound Is heard in the tele1
phone. When the device comes near
1 the metal piping, this disturbs the
balance and a sound Is heard. It 1? (
thus an easy matter to find the exact J
'' posit Ion of the pipes aud to reach
them with less damage to the wall
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HOMES OF THE STfiAWBERRV
n
^ Eight Districts of the Country In
Which the Succulent Fruit Is
an Important Crop.
'A survey of the production and marketing
of strawberries in the United
. States made by the department of agriculture
indicates that the eight most
, Important commercial strawberry (lis- j
tricts are central California, Tennes.
Bee. Maryland, Delaware, southern i
Louisiana. North and South Carolina.'
I Virginia and the Ozarks.
,f Great quantities of strawberries, the
' report says, are also grown in the
North in small patches and shipped
, to market by trolley, express or in the
v producer's own wagon.
' The tirst strawberries of the year
come from central Florida, the movement
beginning in December and conI
tinning until the end of March. Hy
the tirst of March the first strawber
ri?'s from southern Texas and south
s ern California lind their way to the
_ market. About the middle of March
the Louisiana crop begins to move,
continuing about two months or until
the middle of May
Hy that time the season of carload
if
r shipments is at its height. The greater
paft of the Tennessee aud Virginia
p, crop is sliipped in May, as well as
' much of the Delaware. Illinois and
lP Maryland output.?Good Housekeep
0 lug Magazine.
CHICHESTER SPILLS
>' DIAMOND BRAND
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LADli??*t
n a?l< t" <? 1'runi.i for CIII-CHEr-TKR 9 A.
1)1 AX. >NX> KHaND PILI.S in Km ndAA
e Goto inrtalUc- hoar*. sealed with BIup(O)
Ribbon. TAltd no omsK. najalTtar V/
, PruKpt.t uk fop < II|.< III.H.TfU (i V
" di iiinNn nuAMt pit.i.H, for twrat^-llrt
() years regarded a* nc*t.i>afcrt. Always Reliable.
- SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
d TIM K riPRYWUPRP WORTH
Tiuui) Litninntnt tbstwp
Notice of Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that the!
f undersigned will, as administratrix
l of the estate of \V. T. VanLanding-J
t ham. deceased, on the 30th day of
j August, 1915, make her final return
, as such administratrix and apply to I
t the probate court of Lancaster coun- '
ty for letters dismissory.
AIJCE VANIjANPINOHAM.
! Administratrix 'Istate of said I)e*
censed
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1 Notice of DlMhargc.
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Notice in hereby Riven that the
1 undersigned will, aa guardian of the
' estate of Manly J. Small, deceased,
I on the 23rrl day of August, 1916,
i ' make her final return as such guari
dlan and apply to the probate court
of Lancaster county for letters dlsmlswory.
J K RUSH A A. SMALL,
. Ouarulan Estoto of said Deceased.
July 22, 1916. I
Scotch Sroth.
Three pounds neck mutton, two tablespoonfuls
pearl barley, two tablespoonfuls
uilnced onion, two tablespoonfuls
minced turnip, two tablesponfuls
minced carrot, two tablespoonfuls
minced celery, two tablespoonfuls
salt, one teaspoonful pepper,
one tablespoonful minced parsley,
three quarts cold water. Remove
bones and fat from mutton, cut meat
small and placo with vegetables and
seasoning, except parsley. Simmer
three hours after coming to a boil,
then thicken with flour and add parsley.
Beef Tea Meat.
Remove all gristle and fat from meat
Intended for beef tea. Place these
trimmings in a pan with sufficient water
to cover them, and add any vegetable
to hand cut up small. Allow to
simmer, then add the meat from the
beef tea. Simmer for four hours, then
strain through a hair sieve and pour
the liquid into a mold to set. When
cold it will lie a nourishing jelly, suit
able for invalids. The vegetable used
must he quite fresh.
Paint Flower Pots.
Instead of buying expensive jardinieres
for vcur plants, paint the oriinarv
flower pots and saucers with
an oil paint to harmoiii/.e with the
color scheme of the room. Have pots
painted a soft leaf green, or Chinese
hp.r-s are very (plaint and decorative
To Prevent Gas Stove Sweating.
If you are careful to leave the door
of your grs range open after using, it
will Allow the heat to escape and prevent
the sweating of the metal nhi.-h
To the Business
Men of Lancaster
When a good salesman goes out afte
and gets his shoes shined. Then he /ooi
flying start toward getting it.
Likewise, a community can go after i
collar and shiny shoes" of this town are i
homes, the fresh, clean-looking building
local pride cannot be put in figures?but
merchants' sale sheets. Buy good paint.
Dutch Boy Lejj
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and pure linseed oil. We know of not
cheap in the long run. We sell all othei
with us today.
I'Olt 2
BENNETT TE
WOFFORE
SPARTAN!
A ChrlHlian College with high ?tt
Laboratories and Library. Stro
session begins September 16th. W
HKVRY S. SNY
WOFFORD COLLEG
A li:gb grade preparatory scho
Careful moral training. $185.00 p
tember 15th For catalogue addre
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SPARTA NBITUi.
loads to rust
Invigorating to the i'ale and Sickly
The Old Standard Kcnernl stren?th?nin|r tonic
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Mnl aria.enriches theb1oo<l.nndl>uilds up the system.
A true tonic. For adults and children. 50a
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f AN
S SAVE I
I When you want to eat
some and most digestibl
buy your groceries and pr
When you want to eat
and at the lowest possible
nn? '
* >v nen vou warn to ea
* \ both body and brain, buy
When you want to V/A
11 MONEY, buy from us.
1 EDWARDS &
We Sell the Best Things to C
Cook 1
COAL SHINC
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Look Before You Leap.
Listen to this: "At the age of twenty."
says a phrenologist, "the head of
every woman should be clipped close
as the head of a convict, and care- <
fully measured. The Inches should be
placed on record; then the hair should
, be allowed to grow. Women's heads
i are a great deal smaller than they
i are measured. Beautiful hair, lovely
hair, fluffy locks, rebellious tresses
hide a multitude of phrenological
lumps that every man should know
about before he marries. The male
head, as automatically charted by
the hatter, looks more like a bear
track then a brain container. What
must the female caput look like? We
arc accustomed to judging a man by
his whole head, and as his hair Is
usually short cropped a tolerably correct
estimate of his character and
abilities may he nriived at. Not so
with a woman. Wo judge her by her
figure and looks. In i er garrulous
vivacity she is as unknowable as the
Sphinx in his majestic silence. Make
your sweethearts shave their heads before
you ask for thoir hands in tnarFor
Mothers.
Now that roller skating days have
come again mothers, try this suggestion
and save the children's stockings
as well as bruised knees. Cut out leg
parts of wornout stockings (a pair
of heavy ribbed winter stockings niako
excellent, nrotectors) and null over the
kr.i'Pf.. rhoae w ill cliiiK to the stocktncs
underneath and the extra knnocaps
can hardly bo noticed ?
No. 666
Thie ia prescription prepared especially
lor MALARIA or CHILLS * FEVER.
Fire or aix doaea will break any case, and
if taken then aa tonic the Fever will not
return. It acta on the liver better than
Calomel and doca not fripc or aickco. 25c
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WELL I
money!
ii
*the
best and most whole- S
le meal in this country, +
ovisions from us. ?
the best meal obtainable, <
5 cost, buy from us. ?
t a meal that builds up -
from us.
/r WELL AND SAVE \\ A *
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-ook and the Best Things to
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tr business, he first puts on a clean collar
ks like more business - and he's made a
more business?and Ret it. The "clean
the well-painted stores, the bright, cheery
s. The part paint plays in building up
its good effects are recorded on the local
We recommend and sell
^ White Lead
hing else so satisfactory*, so lasting and
,? wrn, vin in toucA
4AI.K BY
1RRY COMPANY.
> COLLEGE ??:.
BURG. S. C.
uulurds and ideals. Wo 11 equipped
ng Faculty and full courses, Nevt
rrlte for cataloque.
DKIt, President.
E FITTING SCHOOL.
ol for boya. Individual attention,
ays all expenses. Noxt session Sofas
IASTEK.
SOUTH CAKOIJNA.
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